The suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest at a checkpoint late Tuesday in northeastern port city of Bosaso. local police
official Mohamed Dahir Adan.

"Security forces stopped the suspect when he approached
but he detonated himself leaving five people dead. One of the security officers
and four civilians were killed in the blast"

ISIS has claimed responsibly for the attack and boasted that
the group carried out its first suicide bombing in Somalia. Bossaso is no
stranger to ISIS terrorist attacks. Terrorists attacked a hotel there in
February resulting in at least four deaths, including two attackers.